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Where Does The Last Name Toby Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Toby (Arabic: طوبـى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺒﻰ, Hindi: तोबी, Russian: Тобы) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant: Tóby. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Toby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 45,339^th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 636,689 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Toby live; 36 percent live in West Africa and 20 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Toby is also the 11,996^th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 83,019 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,988 people, or 1 in 89,106. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 49 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 30 percent live and Bayelsa, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria Toby is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Liberia, where 16 percent live.

Toby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Toby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Toby surname expanded 218 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Toby Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Toby surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Shiite (91%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Toby surname are 7.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Toby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.66% less than the national average, earning R 60,216 per year; in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning $55,480 CAD per year.